The Mountain West Conference’s regional cable television network was christened “The mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network” on Tuesday. It will carry the majority of the MWC’s football games this season.

When the MWC entered into an agreement with fledgling CSTV two years ago, the addition of a separate regional network was included in the package. CSTV is offered through Comcast as an additional sports tier package. The league is in talks with all cable providers in the MWC area to include the regional addition.

Starting times for most of this season’s slate were announced Tuesday. Remaining games, including some Thursday contests and the Nov. 11 Notre Dame-Air Force game, will be announced today as part of the national schedule on CSTV. The MWC already announced the Sept. 9 Colorado-Colorado State game at Invesco Field at Mile High will be carried on CSTV.

The CSTV contract with the MWC includes a clause for a handful of games to be resold to larger carriers.

Games at nonconference sites – such as Air Force at Tennessee on Sept. 9 – are not included in the CSTV package.

CSU games on The mtn. this season are Weber State on Sept. 2 (3 p.m.), Nevada-Las Vegas on Oct. 7 (3 p.m.), New Mexico on Oct. 28 (3:30 p.m.), Brigham Young on Nov. 4 (4:30 p.m.), at Utah on Nov. 11 (noon) and Texas Christian on Nov. 25 (4 p.m.).

“We’re playing our games when fans want to attend games,” MWC commissioner Craig Thompson said. “We’re playing when it’s convenient for our fans to attend.”

The new regional network will have a heavy emphasis on nonfootball/basketball sports, as well as feature content on the MWC’s member schools.

Also Tuesday, CSU announced an additional $1.2 million gift from Pat Stryker to complete the Hughes Stadium renovation, including a new artificial field and additional restrooms in the north end zone. Stryker’s Bohemian Foundation donated $15.2 million for the extensive stadium update, but overruns from increases in raw material prices prevented its completion.

CSU’s spring football game Saturday has been scheduled to be played at Rocky Moun- tain High School because the Hughes Stadium surface has been torn up. Work started Monday to improve drainage.

Construction also started on the Rams’ football locker room overhaul, with a July 1 targeted completion.